Survivor Philippines

**Aira's wish to give chance for Michelle was granted but at her expense as she became the 9th CA to be voted out & the 2nd member of the Jury**

Crumbling Tower of Hope

In the IC, the sudden death eliminated the rest of the CAs which left Michelle & Moi pitted against each other. This gave the lone outcast the determination more than ever to win the 'Tore ng Kaalaman' IC, despite the cheering received by her contender. Both wanted to wear the Immunity Necklace for different reasons: Moi to make her dream come true just by wearing it, but for Michelle to save herself from the TC. It was anti-climactic while both their columns were precariously balanced, when the block Michelle chose to move inevitably tilted her tower, crashing downwards together with her hope of winning, while Moi's tower held on upright.

Gusty As the Wind

Back at the Galone camp, as the events in the IC was still sinking in them, the familiar voice of Lolit Solis boomed across their camp as she made them gather for a little afternoon chit-chat.

For Aubrey, her presence made her a little concern, as she might mention information that could affect the outcome of her gameplay. She brought good news to Michelle that although Jon is having sleepless nights away from her, he was doing fine in the Jury House.

After spending time with them & assessing their living conditions in the game, Manay Lolit realized that being in Survivor, she had her respect for the CAs. If they survive the game, they can survive anything. And in her wake, came strong winds & pelting rain.


A Hot Date & A Cold Treatment

While killing time before TC, the CAs had fun imagining Solenn choosing Ervic or Ahron in a dating game:

Romantic Date Location Ahron: In a beach, with roses; Ervic: Tagaytay-like atmosphere, with him cooking dinner (Solenn chose Ervic as she doesn't like white roses)

Solenn's Get-up Ahron: White Shirt & Jeans; Ervic: He sees Solenn as a fashionista, he sees her wearing shorts & a loose shirt (Solenn chose Ervic again)

First Kiss Ahron: wet kiss; Ervic: wet kiss (Solenn prefers french kiss, so neither of them)

Solenn's Breakfast Ahron: Bacon & egg; Ervic: pancakes (Solenn likes scrambled eggs, Ahron got one point)

For Ahron, he summed up that Solenn is indeed sexy, beautiful and hot.

While the rest is heating up with laughters in their dating game, Michelle was still feeling the cold treatment as the TC was coming up, though she was still waiting for someone to step up & approach her should the plan to vote her out change.

Aira on the other hand confirmed with Moi that there were voting out Ervic.

RG's Substantial Questions in the TC

RG welcomed the CAs in their second TC, then Jon came in as the 1st Jury member in a happy mood, as everyone including Aubrey beamed at him.

1st Q: Were the CAs happy that the biggest threat Jon was finally removed from the tribe?

Akihiro: 'Half-half, Jon is strong & can win the game, but we became friends'

Ervic: 'I could breathe easy when Jon was gone, I was afraid of him because he could dominate the game'

2nd Q: Now that Jon is gone, who became the next biggest threat?

Aira: 'Akihiro, both are the same (strong) but have different personalities, they have different approaches in the game' (to which Akihiro reacted: I just follow the consensus of the group)

Solenn: 'Akihiro is the strongest one physically, & in all the challenges, just like Jon, they get there ahead of the game, but he is being 100% honest with everyone'

Aubrey: "For girls, it's Mommy Elma & for guys, Akihiro, but I don't take it like that because, like Moi we didn't expect her to win the immunity necklace, all of them are threats because anything can change in the game'

3rd Q: Jon as a jury member has the power to vote for the Sole Survivor, do you feel you will get Jon's vote?

Moi: 'I don't know, we're ok in the camp, we both built the shelter, but I don't know Jon's thinking, but if he likes me, I'll thank him just the same'

Elma: 'I also can't say, because my relationship with them all is good, I rather be voted out, it is God's decision because I don't have control over their minds'

Aubrey: 'I don't know, Michelle & Jon voted me out last TC, I started the friction, but that's how we play Survivor, if they felt what I did was wrong, I'm sorry, whatever happened here stays here, I'm not like that in real life & Jon knows it. I don't know if Jon will vote for me'

Immunity Challenge

The four reward girls were clearly impressed with the white sand of the resort they went to, and were ecstatic at the first meal they had. Back in camp, the people reviewed the past challenge & their answers. Everyone was entertained by Ervic’s enthusiastic acknowledgement of his dislike for Dingdong. Then they queried Michelle about the question wherein she was vehemently saying NO. Aubrey looked on as she said the question was whether she is willing to marry Jon should he ask her to that day. In the confessional, Aubrey demonstrated her deep knowledge of the game, concisely elaborating merge rewards were double edged swords. Yes, you get to be refreshed and rejuvenated at the expense of being absent at camp where alliances can be remapped while they are away. She was ok with being left in the camp for that reason. Ervic, Ahron & Aubrey were once again at their mini conferences. This time, they were talking about getting rid of Akihiro in the next TC. Ervic said that Aki’s strategy was to be super-nice, while his was to coast the middle. That night, the shelter at camp collapsed and the castaways left behind had to fix it. It was then that Aubrey thought that going to the resort reward wasn’t so bad after all.

Nasty!

In contrast, the four reward girls were squealing with delight at their very nice beds & TV. Solenn even sniffed & kissed both pillow and mattress before heading off to the shower. (The camera man was tonight’s most hated & envied guy) We saw Solenn washing her hair, how the water turned brown at her feet, and we saw a lingering shot of her ankle tattoos. After everyone had taken their turns cleaning up, they went out to dine under the stars on a mat prepared for them at the beach. Solenn made a toast to Survivor exclaiming “Let the game be nasty!” While eating, they discussed the possibility of getting rid of the remaining 3 boys so they can have an all-female competition. Later on , we found out that tooth brushing was another pleasurable experience the girls enjoyed. Afterwards, they contentedly hunkered down for a comfortable night’s sleep. At breakfast time, Solenn figured that taking Mama Elma with her on the reward was a good move because she can fish information from her about the major alliance. She thought that any of the boys would have been hard to crack.

Skull Mail for Jon
Jon got a message of a coming visitor whom he must feed. Mistakenly thinking it was Trizsa, he thought he can let tell him how his foolish mistake changed the game for Jon. Even though he didn’t know much about cooking, he attempted a bistek dish. But instead of Trizsa, it was Manay Lolit who came. Lolit was equally surprised to see Jon. Her first impression was that Jon was a big, physical man and a serious contender in the game. Jon proceeded to explain how it usually turns out for strong castaways such as him. In answer to her other question about saving Michelle’s game, he said that it was strategic on his part: if Michelle goes, for sure he is next. However, if he goes, the target will shift from his girlfriend to someone who was a bigger threat. He did ponder on the what-if scenarios, what if he used the Immunity Bracelet for himself and tried to win every Immunity Challenge, etc.

Back at camp, the latest tree mail gave clues to the impending 2nd Immunity Challenge. From what they deduced on the message, the challenge would be less physical, giving everyone an almost equal opportunity at winning, and that pleased Aubrey.

Ang Tore Ng Kaalaman


Richard welcomed Abrey, Michelle, Aki, Ahron & Ervic. Then he gestured for Mama Elma, Solenn, Aira & Moi to approach, fresh and clean. Our host described that the challenge is one that will test their memory and coordination skills. Each will be given a tower, containing 9 levels of 3 blocks each, like a giant Uno Stacko. Next, they will answer a series of questions. If they give a correct answer, they don’t touch their respective towers. However, if the answer they give is wrong, then they will pull out one of the blocks (except for the top ones) and place that on top of the stack. The objective is to answer correctly to ensure that their tower remains upright. Once a tower topples, the castaway who owns it is out of the game.

Tomorrow: The winner is revealed

“Merong mapapansin ka sa kanya na hindi mo ma-explain.” Aira on Aubrey

by Rev22

The Search for the Truth The "Don't Lie to Me" challenge began. Basically, the celebrities underwent a barrage of questions in a lie detector test before coming to Thailand. But the challenge did not just involved telling the truth to the same questions. Unfortunately the lie detector test results were not shown to the castaways so they had no idea if they answered as truthfully as the machine would approximate it to be. Failure to give an answer close to the lie detector test result will eliminate him/her from the challenge plus the loss of the comfort item to the mud pit each castaway got before the challenge.

The Truth Commisioner
No other than Lolit Solis hosted the Q&A (pre-recorded just in case she slips in a greeting or two or a long list of names). Round 1 and 2 were easy rounds probably test questions that the celebrities had answered truthfully before.

Can you repeat the question? At round 3, nanay Elma mis interpreted the question about if she gets angry when being called a "has been" or "laos". She sincerely said no but the test results said otherwise (see, a polygraph test can't say if a question was understand differently) thus she was the first to falter in the challenge. Round 4 saw the same fate to Aubrey. Thinking that she was a social climber when the results reassured her that she was mistaken.

Qualifiying your answer. Ahron was in disbelief at round 6 when he found out that he was really a "daldalero". He thought that it depended on who he was a daldalero to (girfriend, fans, or to reporters?). Round 9 was a revelation to Moi when the results said she was insecure about her looks (maybe the short haircut changed her perspective). Round 12 was a shocker to Michelle when she was reminded of an indecent proposal she once took. I guess it depends if a dare is considered an indecent proposal (apples and oranges?) At round 13, Akhiro got a rude awakening when it was pointed out that he actually posed nude in a pictorial (maybe he thought that there was not much to see). At the following round 14, Ervic thought he was not the one who broke up with her ex Marian Rivera.

What the hell? At this point, Aira and Solenn, the two most truthful castaways, were left to vie for the Miss Honesty award. Surprisingly enough, neither gave a response close to the test results. Solenn vehemently denied she joined SP to further her showbiz career challenging RG (probably sweating by now) that she would prove it after the show/season (Solenn we know you're sincere but please don't leave showbiz for good.) Aira may have had nasal problems as she did not know that some of her Sex Bomb colleagues had body odor issues. Instead of eliminating the two, another round ensued but neither still had the "truthful" answer the test results wanted. In the end, both were awarded as the winners of the challenge (maybe they ran out of questions or people were already doubting the lie detector test results).

Girl Bonding & Ladies Night. Aira and Solenn each got to choose a castaway to be their BFF for the reward. Solenn picked Elma while Aira wanted Moi to join them. The four ladies would enjoy everything that the Kopayam (?) beach resort could offer: food, drinks, beach, hot shower, air-conditioned rooms, and comfortable beds. (At this point, Jon is probably comparing his accommodations at the Jury House). In addition, all their clothes will be washed and will be ready before the next Immunity Challenge/Tribal Council (?) along with the comfort items awarded to them.

RG enlightened us that this reward is an opportunity for the winning castaways to make, rekindle, or create alliances.

The ladies were greeted with cold welcome drinks in the resort. They ate burgers, pasta, chicken, and salad.

Tomorrow: Ladies night out on the beach and the possible return of the girl power alliance. (there are more women than men in Galone now)

by Zalds

Day 22: Jury House

John was brought to the Jury House by Richard who conducted a mini-tour for him. John noted the food and basic amenities like shower, tv and the fridge, but what he wants and misses is his PSP.

Day 23: Galone Tribe

Michelle distanced herself from the other CAs although she is trying to get-over the result of the TC where John was voted out. Aira prodded Ahron to bring Michelle into their alliance to give her a second chance. Ahron was hesistant at first. Aira also talked with Aubrey regarding her plan about Michelle and the possible voting out of Ervic in the next TC. Ahron meanwhile talked with Moi and Ervic about an alliance strategy. Aira witnessed this and proceeded to talk with other tribe members regarding her plans about Michelle and Ervic.

Back at the Jury House, we see John do some cooking, eating and exercising. He was visited later by the resident psychologist of Survivor Philippines. Emotional moments for John when the psychologist asked him about his feelings after he was voted out.

Galone Tribe again. A tree mail arrived stating that a local fortune teller will arrive. Along with an interpreter, the local fortune teller states out the "present and future" of each castaway in terms of relationship and competition in the game.

Some highlights:
Ahron - had 90% chance of doing what he plans out with the grand prize money (does that mean he has 90% chance of winning?)
Aubrey - will meet another foreigner when she turns 31 (ano kaya reaksyon ni Troy after watching this epi?)
Ervic - a lady with light brown skin and short hair will come to his life ("Baka si Moi yun," says Ervic jokingly)

Later on, another Tree Mail:

Magsabi ng totoo, Magsabi ng tapat..
___
Huwag magsinungaling para di malaglag.

First rewards challenge as Galone Tribe involving a Q&A with reference to a lie detector test conducted to the CAs one week before Day 1 in Manila. Castaways draw lots for prize of comfort like blankets or pillow.

Mechanics of the Challenge: ___ Prize: Overnight stay in a resort


BUKAS: The rewards challenge.. with a guest "Intrigera"

(Tribo filling in for TBP)

The merriment & celebration that ensued from the merge of Sar Mayee & Nagar as one tribe Galone was short lived, for the next day each castaways prepared themselves for the IC, which was single-handedly won by Akihiro, as no other CA dug as quickly in all 4 rounds. It was a consensus that anyone should win the Immunity Necklace, all except Jon for he was seen as a threat.

As the outcasts of Galone, Jon & Michelle felt that they were already good as ousted, only that who goes first doesn't matter to the rest of the tribe as long as both are in the chopping block. As a strong contender who wouldn't leave without a good fight, Jon planned on making everyone vote against Michelle, give the immunity bracelet to save her which would nullify her votes, & eventually oust the CA who the couple would vote off (that time they haven't revealed who, but we can only surmise it is the other corner of the triangle), hoping that they would pull off this impossible but probable move.

The day that leads to the TC, it was filled with moments of altruism. With all scheming set aside for the mean time, the activities were like a part of group therapy sessions, that can be divided into:

I: Shelter re-modeling
II: Tree planting
III: Tribemates appreciation
IV: EPL
V: Sharing
VII: Acceptance of Truth
VII: TC Post Mortem

Day 22: Shelter Remodeling

At the brink of being voted out Jon opted to re-fix their shelter while the CAs were still sleeping, which woke them up & irked some like Ahron & Moi, but instead of confronting Jon, all of them offered to help him. But as Jon would rather do the fixing himself & didn't want any help from anyone else except Michelle, Aira & Moi, the rest just went away to talk about Jon's brash action & their affirmation of voting him off.

Having a nicely made shelter concerned Jon, although he felt he would be voted out, he did use his remaining time to help the tribe be comfortable.

Treemail about Tree Planting

Jon checked the treemail, and passed the scroll to Michelle for her to read to everybody. For each CA they have to plant five saplings, dedicated to mother nature & to their loved ones.

Aubrey's trees were for her husband Troy & their children who she missed so much. Mama Elma dedicated hers for her husband, wishing for them to have a new house. Ahron, who haven't seen his mom for 18 years, planted his tree for her & hoped them would see each other soon. Solenn wrote her thanks for her mom in tagalog while for her dad in french. We see Aira's dedication for all CAs, her brother & to her fellow Sex Bomb dancers for a wonderful experience with them.

Ervic planted his trees for his brother & mom, while Moi thought of her son, wishing him to be always be good boy. Akihiro dedicated his trees to his mom & to his brother who passed away at an early age. Michelle was a little emotional dedicating her sapling to Jon whom she considered her rock in the island, as she wouldn't last for 22 days without him. And likewise, Jon lovingly dedicated his tree to Michelle.

Galone's First TC

Akihiro led their way to TC as RG welcomed them to their first TC as merged tribe Galone. RG's first question was about the use of immunity bracelet by Aira & Moi, which they answered as necessarily to make sure they stayed in the game & reach the merge.

The last TC was double elimination of Mico & Ian, did anyone of them missed the two. For Ian, Aira said she missed him because he was funny (but in another island interview Ian said he was annoyed by Aira), & Akihiro missed the guy because he knew him before the show.

For Mico, Solenn answered that as her tribemate she missed him but she had to vote him out because she felt he would betray him in the future.

Michelle was asked if she's happy Ian got voted off, when he was planning to vote her, to which she replied that being allied with Jon & not being part of a bigger tight alliance put them to into disadvantage, so it was either Jon & her now that she dressed herself nicely as she was all ready to go.

Ahron was also quoted as wanting to vote off Michelle, to which she replied that she didn't made the extra effort to align herself with the others, being outside of the major alliance that wanted to vote Jon & herself earlier on, she was just cautious about whom to trust lest Jon's plans were foiled.

Jon surmised that even before the merge, everyone is strategizing already to get closer to winning the game & part of that strategy was eliminating him as a physical threat, even if Akihiro also showed physicallity & even winning the first Immunity Necklace. To which Aubrey retorted that the necklace could be worn today but tomorrow you could lose it, everyone still need each other to make their way to the top, so playing alone would not help & wearing the necklace would't help as much either, as this is not only a physical game but a social game as well.

And being part of the top ten, Mama Elma was so elated to be part of the merge, being part of the doomed Magan tribe, she & Solenn as the last Maganites, were really lucky to get this far.

EPL

Seeing loved ones cooked for them, made the CAs miss them even more. Aubrey reminisced about the day when she bid goodbye to her husband which made her shed tears. Jon reaction when he saw his brother cooked for him was that of surprised as he doesn't normally cook. Michelle appreciated that her mom cooked her favorite caldereta. Aira was bit bashful that her mom looked more gorgeous than her, but loved her nonetheless.

Sharing Laughters, Sandbags & Love

Were the CAs sincere with their cheers on Akihiro's show of agility in the IC, to which he replied that it was just too funny for them the way he dug the treasure chests.

Aubrey found a chest but gave the sandbag to Mama Elma while Michelle was looking on, since Aubrey already had an immunity bracelet, but prefered Mama Elma over Michelle (for obvious reasons) to have the sandbag instead.

Being a couple has its disadvantage but Jon gave his love to Michelle unconditionally to which Michelle became teary-eyed.

The Truth in Voting

After the 1o CAs wrote their votes, RG asked them if anyone wanted to play the immunity bracelets. Aubrey opted to use it in the future, while Jon willingly gave to Michelle as the couple planned & played it in which all votes against Michelle were nullified. Akihiro kept his Immunity Necklace as well.

The votes:

Voted against Jon: Ahron, Aira, Jon, Solenn

Voted against Michelle: Aubrey, Ervic, Akihiro, Elma

Voted against Aubrey: Jon & Michelle

4 votes Jon, 4 votes Michelle 2 votes Aubrey. Jon, by virtue of the Immunity Bracelet given to Michelle, was voted out & became the first member of the jury.

Jon's Parting Words

"I was hoping all would vote for Michelle & blind side Aubrey. If I used the bracelet for myself & if I lose the next IC then I'm gone, so I wanted to put up a fight. I don't wanna go down just by giving up the bracelet then try to win the next IC I wanna take somebody out. It didn't go as planned so I tried. But no regrets. I played hard, I played 22 days. Unfortunately my plan didn't work. Michelle...come the next IC don't give up, you never kmow what would happen next, if not, see you soon. The rest of CAs goodluck...no grudges..."

Back at the camp

All refrained from talking about the TC as Moi believed it was for respecting Michelle after her boyfriend just got voted off, but Akihiro felt all were relieved from Jon's ousting.

But for Michelle, she didn't want Jon to go because Jon had a better chance of winning every immunity challenge, & a greater chance of reaching top five.

For Aubrey she justified that, Jon was deserving to stay (than Michelle) but as a threat he needed to be eliminated.

Next on SP: RG orienting Jon as the first jury member in the Jury House

Jon: "I think Aubrey's running the show. She's got her puppets, she's using her puppets to talk to other puppets..."

A feast is always welcome. A feast for hungry & tired castaways, even more so. This one is especially meaningful for them because it signified that each of them made it to the merge. Just 9 more competitors to deal with on the way to triumph. Piece of cake, right?

This particular feast was no generic buffet. Each dish the castaways received was their favorite and video-presented by people of personal importance to them. Eric’s Mom cooked Kare-Kare. Jon’s brother, whom he never knew can cook, concocted chicken fritters with mashed potatoes. Troy made a healthy eggplant parmesan dish to his hot mama, Aubrey. We also found out that Troy was the cook in their household. Michelle’s Mom cooked her fave spicy caldereta, and she was teary once more, watching the video. Akihiro’s good buddy, the equally delectable Fabio, made a Brazilian beef dish, hearkening memories from their homeland. Ahron’s Dad made blanched shrimp, Elma’s hubby made sinigang, while Aira’s Mom had nilagang bulalo. At the sight of that, Aira couldn’t help but dance. Solenn’s famous friend, Heart, prepared risotto and Moi’s BFF made laing. Everyone shared each other’s dishes. Moi’s laing proved to be popular with the others. Aubrey, who was seated in between Jon & Michelle, felt the animosity disappear for that one night.

Night 20

Expecting improved living conditions, the castaways were dismayed to find their camp was the old one, minus the perks they won in the previous Reward Challenges. They tried to do some improvements before hitting the sack but the camp was too small to fit all 10 of them. Some decided to just sleep under the stars.

Day 21

The girls left the boys to deal with the shelter while they went out to gather food. Later on, Ervic saw Solenn & Michelle whispering and decided to tail the two. This didn’t go unnoticed by the girls. Michelle was saying that Ervic was such a paranoid, always watching whom she speaks with. Ervic, on the other hand, claimed to be confident that the numbers favor him. Solenn knew that Michelle was trying to get her allegiance; but for her, she will just say yes to what everyone was saying and then ponder later on who she can really trust. Michelle acknowledged the flaw of Jon’s and her gameplay, because they have no real treaty beyond their pair. After their chat, Solenn went to Ervic and told him that Jon & Michelle’s main target was Aubrey & him. Ervic then tried to recruit Solenn to be the spy, in exchange for being let into the existing alliance of himself, Aubrey, Aki & Elma. As far as Solenn is concerned, her role is of “Wala Lang”, someone who was not a threat and no obvious alliance. She felt she was doing something right, having survived 8 oustings so far.
When an opportune moment was available, Aubrey talked to Moi & the others, admonishing them of the importance of winning the upcoming Immunity Challenge. She was saying that if strong Jon wins, he’ll have immunity & then give his unused bracelet to Michelle to protect her. Moi suggested splitting the votes. Aki was adamant of not voting for Jon, but was willing enough to vote Michelle out. Solenn suggested that she tell Michelle she’ll be the next target.

Tomorrow: Out with the idol, in with the necklace.

We left the CAs with Michelle still lost in the market. Michelle eventually got back with Sar Mayee but Jon gave her an earful for separating from the group. Aki luckily found the temple with burmese women giving Sar Mayee a lead in the race. They were then tasked to put traditional make up on their female tribemates. The next task was to carry a wheelbarrow to the market. Upon seeing Nagar, Jon hid the wheelbarrow until Nagar passed him. In the next stop, Sar Mayee was tasked to deliver fruits to the next market using the wheelbarrow.

At this time, Nagar was still confused on where the burmese women were. It took them a while before realizing it was the temple they were looking for. Unfortunately they forgot to bring the wheelbarrow that was still in the temple. They did eventually got their wheelbarrow. Being the only male left in Nagar, Ahron had to carry the load for the entire leg.

Sar Mayee had the luxury for their men to take turns pushing their cart. The fruits were spilling over so they carried some of them in their bags. Unfortunately, they had a wrong guide that led them to the wrong market.

Nagar had better luck in finding the weekend market first (big flags of SP were posted). After delivering all the fruits, they had a daunting task in eating hot and spicy noodles (not your Lucky Me variety). Sar Mayee caught up and Aki tried to gobble all of his tribemates noodles.

But Nagar had the advantage of a large lead that allowed them to forge ahead. Solenn did feel some tummy ache.

Well, thanks to Aki, they did cut some of the lead of Nagar. The next task was much clearer read as tribes were to go to a hot spring carrying some lobsters.

Nagar cooked the lobsters in the hotspring and got their next clue. In the end, Nagar got the clue leading them to the pit stop este final leg where RG announced that they won the challenge and a strategic advantage in the next challenge which RG will reveal at the challenge. Sar Mayee finished a couple of minutes (or was it half an hour?) later.

RG then treats the CAs to dinner. It was then announced that they had new buffs (blue). The merge dissolves Nagar and Sar Mayee. The new tribe: Galone. The mighty eagle warrior.

Quick fact: In Burmese, Garuḍas are called Galone, enormous predatory birds with intelligence and social organization. Mythical king of birds. It has a beak, 2 wings, 2 hands, and 2 legs.

http://www.myanmars.net



Tomorrow: Video messages from the CAs' loved ones. An added treat of getting their favorite food/meal as prepared by their loved ones.

by Zalds

Ian is out via Double Elimination


T.A.R.S.P. (The Amazing Race in Survivor Philippines)


BUKAS: Tribal merge is in the works.

by Rev22

First of all, thanks to Happy Camper for the seats and backstage pass. Kay Ant na rin for calling me to the seats and "escorting" us backstage. BTW, our "golden boy" Tribo took some time away from his "Welcome Back" party just to be with us (that includes getting to see Solenn). Anyway, that was everybody in dotcom. Guys, where were you? Hopefully not sleeping in a lazy sunday afternoon (bato, bato sa langit...)

Just in case you don't want to read through all of this, here are the highlights: The streamers of the CAs are a spoiler by themselves. Gold coins were given away! Ian tried to sing and then tried to dance. Mico sang well and can bust a move. Pretty Trizsa does her comedy bar routine with the Foxy Ladies. Richard picks Nanay Elma's daughter out of the female fans present. BTW, please watch SP exclusive later as a lucky dotcomer got to go on a date with the host himself. Solenn is a dream even in real life. Aira can really go solo. Male CAs took it off! Female CAs want men who know their anatomy. RG revealed the merge is this week. CAs did a dance production number. Did I say that golden boy and I crashed the backstage just to get a pic with Solenn? Thanks Solenn for signing my journal! It think the last is the main highlight of the day.

Ok for the long story...

The pre program started off with some games for the fans. I thought it was beneath me to participate and have my 5 minutes of fame/shame for a pin or shirt. Then they started giving out gold coins! How I wished I just acted out ritsard since it looked like we had the same body proportions at the time.

We never got to the photo booth since the main program was about to start. Everyone of the CA was introduced as they were escorted by tribal dancers. Doc Ferds wasn't there probably because of the hectic sched of BTBW. Everyone looked great and seemed to have recovered from the island fever.

Ian attempted a song and later on showed us some of his dance moves with Aira and Mico. Who knew Mico could sing and later bust a move? Michelle did a song. She still looked very tanned. Then the male castaways (Ervic, Ahron, Ian, Jon, and Buwi) gamely participated in the "most kissable" game along with some preselected female fans. I guess Mico was too young to participate since the game required the girls to get as many kissmarks on the male CAs. So the male castaways took of their shirts off as the girls kissed away.

Pretty Trizsa got her Foxy Ladies (3 and half of them) on stage and had her own game. A few of her "kabaro" went on stage and participated in showdown of sorts. It was a bit crude and entertaining.

Richard also came and participated in one game with 3 preselected female "fans" vying to be Richard's choice. One was nanay Elma' daughter, one was Ervic's cousin, and one was...ok she was a fan of Solenn. They ramp modeled, showed their talent (way to go Nanay Elma's kid) and did the the three questions and answer portion. RG picked Nanay Elma's kid and promised to ask permission to Nanay Elma (and to Solenn as well?)

The Who muna tayo. Sino itong dotcomer na nakuha sa camera na nakikipagdate sa ating kagiting na host habang? Kung gusto niyo malaman ang identity niya at kung ano ginawa nila, ay manood kayo ng SP exclusive mamaya. Clue: dating artista siya na tumakbong bise sa isang lungsod. Tama ba Argentina Rwanda?

Michelle and Aubrey had their separate song numbers. Forgot what Michelle sang but Aubrey sang a "miles" song. I think Ahron sang and Buwi showed he can go solo minus his two bands (an ode to doc ferds?) The female CAs (Princess Snell, Moi, Solenn, Karen, Mayka, Michelle) had a game with again some preselected male fans (Si Tribo kasi late na dumating). It was like "post it" the body part. Females will identify the male fan's body part that begin with T while the male will identify the female body parts that begin with P (it doesn't matter if its english or tagalog). Well Solenn gamely said a male body part in tagalog that would be censored on tv. In her defense, how could she have known that? Her main languages are english and french.

Aira showed she could go solo in her dance and later on lead the CAs in their final dance production number. The backrow CAs were trying to keep up.

The show is over and Happy Camper and Ant escorted us (me and Tribo) backstage. For golden boy, it was a dream come true: two pics and a kiss to Solenn. I didn't venture on a kiss but got a pic and Solenn did write on my journal. Thanks Solenn. We got to get pics with the other CAs. BTW, the surprise dotcomer was nuke. Katulad ng dati ay nagkalat ng lagim sa backstage.

The final activity last night was a diner na naka LS. That made the whole day complete. Did one dotcomer spilled some more beans? Hahaha. We can't say.

by Anak Ng Tinapa

by Doc Rx

Possible answers of the CAs in their slum books (not the same question that had gone viral in FB)

Aubrey: I like it on the muddy ground.
Solenn: I like on the..what do you call it? Ah..papag!
Aira: Flexible naman ako kaya I like it leaning on a tree.
Moi: Kahit nung nasa pinas pa ako gusto ko sa tamang lugar. Magagalit si Papa Piolo eh.
Elma: Pwedeng pass muna. Medyo personal iyan.
Michelle: Di ko na pinag iisipan iyan. Basta binibigay ko na lang kay Jon. Bahala na siya kung saan niya gusto.
Jon: Anywhere. Just not on the roof of our shelter.
Mico: Ayoko sa shelter. Nandito ka sa isla kaya I like it outdoors.
Aki: Ako walang plano. Kahit saan, masaya ako. Ahohoho. (japanese laugh ni Suzuki)
Ian: I like it on the table but my tribemates say its inappropriate.
Ahron: I like it near the campfire but some complain that it becomes too hot.
Ervic: Tinatamad ako kaya kung saan na lang ako na pahiga.
Trizsa: Ako basta malapit sa tubig like sa pond, lake, o ilog as long as water source.


The actual question: Where in the camp do you keep your shovel?

by Doc Rx

The following events happened between the hours of ___ PM and ___ PM (no clue what was the timeline ^__^)

Slumber Party (early evening?). You would think celebrities are used to being up whether its a late night event or a shooting in the wee hours in the morning. But none of them have expected to be coaxed to sleep during a shoot. We left both tribes struggling against fatigue and the comforts of a good night sleep. Two hours and 30 minutes into the challenge, Ervic loses control of his faculties while he elicit jeers from the CAs. Napagkamalan atang arinola ang metal bowl.

Aubrey Hears "The Who"(late evening?). Its around three hours now of insomia when the massage therapists come back and give head massages (the temples, scalp and forehead!). To keep everyone awake Aubrey narrates some "The Who" blind items.

Dropping the Ball(very late evening?). At four hours, Richard announces that the first tribe to drop a ball loses. (Yup even RG knew this could have taken a few more hours if they stayed with the two ball drop). So finally after four hours and 35 minutes, Elma, in a moment of fatigue, drops the ball. Nagar wins the challenge! The bigger they are the harder they sleep? Anyway, fluffy pillows for Nagar! Plus the beds, blankets, and shelter improvements.

Secret scroll and Love Letters(still very late evening). Richard asks Aki to read the scroll he got during a previous epi (when they were asked to got to the beach and search for something while one tribe member was to raid the rival camp). After reading the clue in the scroll, Richard instructs him to select someone to join him in looking for an immunity bracelet in Isla mysteryo. Aki chooses Ervic. Nagar also gets a chance to choose one member to send to the island and that is Aira.

Richard then gives out letters from the love ones which they would read at camp. This was for sale in Isla Mysteryo but I guess the store keeper decided to give it away as they are closing shop. Aubrey got a letter from Troy saying her son got a fever. Aubrey cries as she is allowed to read a few lines of her letter in front of the two tribes. In her solo interview, she expresses that the letter gave her renewed energy in the game.

Moving Out Sale?(morning after) In Isla Mysteryo, Scary store keeper shows his wares to Aira, Aki, and Ervic. They were then shocked to see an immunity bracelet for sale for a limited time only at a price of 30 gold coins. A scroll with a clue is handed to the three. However they couldn't dis cipher the clue. Aki thought the only place the coins would be hidden would be in the beach but it was high tide. Aki was too tired so he decided to let Ervic and Aira have the chance to get more coins. Ervic, the power napper este player, realized that Aki was again focusing (read as resting). Ervic then followed suit and had his own siesta.

As Aira gets to pick a lot of coins in a open area and put them on her secret pocket, she asks the two guys if they still wanted to join her in finding some more. Aki generously offers to give coins to her so she can buy an immunity bracelet. Aki thinks that Aira is the most vulnerable to be voted out in Nagar.

Aki gets a letter from Fabio (bromance left in pinas?) telling him not to trust people in the game. Aira gets a letter from Aifa her friend that eggs her to do her best and that people miss her. Ervic gets a letter from his siblings (I read the word Kuya in his letter)

Ervic decides to give any coin he finds to Aira which are just a few since he is too tired to look for more. Aki tells Aira she needs a few more to get an immunity bracelet. Ervic and Aki warns Aira that she would be the next to be voted out in Nagar. She shouldn't also tell her tribe about the immunity bracelet. Aira doesn't like to be dishonest to her tribe but thinks about it.

Rapsa Papa in the House este Camp!(early morning) Sar Mayee tries to improve its shelter but heavy rains dampens any chance for them to finish it.

The opposite situation was happening in Nagar as it was fun, fun, fun under a smiling sun. As Nagar does some abdominal exercises, Drew appears in the camp. (is he again pinch hitting for Richard as host?) It turns out that part of the Nagar reward will be for Drew to show off his cooking skills. A breakfast for champions with his signature filipino dish: Topsilog.

Tomorrow: Sar Mayee's shelter turns out to be unsafe.

by Doc Rx

Previously on Bente Kwatro

6:00 PM. Sar Mayee at Nagar got treemail.
6:25 PM. Just finished reading tree mail dahil hirap magsalita ng tagalog. Tribes had their shovel time before proceeding to challenge area.
7:30 PM. Reached challenge area. Tribes thought it was a merge and the shelter with beds is the new camp. Richard addresses the tribes of the festivities to be done.
7:35 PM. The cookie monsters raid the cookies, biscuits, orange juice, tea, milk, and beer. Solenn wondered why there were 10 beds. Ian suspected that part of the challenge was not to fall asleep. Aubrey tried not to eat too much. Jon argued they were all being ridiculous.
7:41 PM. The tribe agrees with Jon and continues to feast. People are in the look out that Pretty Trizsa might gate crash and eat the rest of the cookies. Drew Arellano dropped by and joined in the festivities.
8:30 PM. Ran out of beer. Mystery Camper asked to go on a beer run. Nearest store is in Isla Mysterio. Tribes agreed to use gold coins left by Trizsa.
9:15 PM. Mystery Camper has not returned. Festivities end as Richard surprised the tribes with the challenge. CAs that fall asleep and drop their metal ball into the metal bowl will get bird droppings from the "Ibong Adarna" and turn into stone. Just kidding. CAs did their "evening rituals" before starting the challenge. Ervic thought he forgot to do something.
10:15 PM. Massage therapists started fanning the CAs with abanicos. Ian almost fell asleep and unconsciously uttered, "I love you bro" then suddenly woke up realizing his slip up.
11:15 PM. Mystery Camper came back with no beer but 2 cases of SangSom. Aira left Aubrey and decided to sleep. Aubrey couldn't sleep because of her insomnia. Asked Aki if he wanted a knife and calamansi to keep him awake.
12:15 PM. Massage therapist came back and started massaging CAs. No "happy ending" was given. Therapist got big tip for the late night massage session.
1:15 AM. Lights out since generator in the island is only up to 1:00 AM. Nakatawad pa nga.

In this episode of Bente Kwatro:

? AM. Smell of urine permeated. People looked at Mystery Camper who quickly denied the deed. Ervic later admitted it was him.
? AM. One tribe dropped two balls. Other tribe won the challenge.
? AM. Aira, Aki, and Ervic went to Isla Mysteryo. Scary store owner asked them to wait for another hour since the store opens later. Suggested they dig for a few more coins.

So what will happen in this epi? Abangan!

by Zalds

Night 16: Nagar Camp

The tribe receives a tree mail:

"Tindahan sa islang mahiwaga,
malapit nang magsara,
gamitin na lahat ng yaman.
Polseras ng pagkaligtas,
dapat ng mapitas."

Ahron quickly deduced that the tree mail pertains to the coins that they have gotten from Isla Misterio and Mico suggested that they combine their coins to purchase something practical to all of them. By this, means something cheap that the whole tribe will benefit. Ahron commented that they have to think twice about the tree mail, maybe it's a test and that they don't have to follow what was written, they don't have to use the coins, don't have to buy anything, because the said coins might be use in the later part of the game.

Day 17

At Sar Mayee camp, Akihiro commented that they missed Trizsa a bit, for her "cheer" every time she got a tree mail. Michelle, Aubrey and John stated their views with regard their decision in voting out Trisza.

Later, a tree mail arrives to both tribes stating an upcoming challenge.

"Putik at lupa ang kakalabanin,
maghukay hindi ng bangkay kundi ng bangka,
Ang premyong nakabaon regalong hindi matatanggihan,
Huwag kalimutan ang lider ng tribo... kalaliman"

At the challenge area, the castaways were greeted, not by Richard, but by Drew Arellano. (This is a treat to those people who prefers him, rather than Richard, in becoming the new host of Survivor Philippines).

Drew then explains the "activity" (NOTE: he did not use the word 'challenge') they will undergo. Both tribes will dig up a boat, where they will find a flag corresponding to their tribe's color. Whichever tribe who will dig up their flag first wins a reward in the form of energy drinks. "And you will be needing those energy drinks, trust me." says Drew. (Bunsoy, here's the connection of this activity to the upcoming rewards challenge that we discussed about. Personal note: I find Drew's hosting much better than 'chard).

And the "activity" started with both tribe members digging up in various spots searching for the boat. Nagar team were smart enough to bring their shovels to the challenge, as stated by Solenn and as observed by Ervic, "Oo nga ano? bat di namin naisip yan.." (Oo nga naman, sinabi na nga sa tree mail na maghuhukay kayo eh) Mico was the first one to locate the boat. His tribemates then join him in digging it up. But Drew stated that there is only one boat, so John prodded his Sar Mayee tribe to help Nagar in digging up the said boat.

Drew noticed that some tribe members have dug up some bottles of energy drinks so he reminded both tribes that before they could drink these they must find and get the flags first. John and Moi noted that Aubrey and Michelle were just standing at the side and not helping, in which Michelle and Aubrey defended themselves by saying that there is no more space for them in digging up. Later on, the castaways were able to dig up the boat but it was Elma who found the yellow flag first despite a wound inflicted on her hand. Sar Mayee won the "activity" but Akihiro decided to share the reward (energy drinks) with Nagar. Before leaving the tribes, Drew commented that they are going to need the energy drinks for later, in which John was dismayed as he planned to save the energy drinks if he had known this before hand.

Rewards Challenge

At their respective camp site, the castaways have received a tree mail.

"Matulog nang gising,
Nang malayo ang marating,
Para makuha ang hiling,
Tulog na mahimbing."

Arriving at the challenge area, Richard greets them and ask for Nagar's reaction to Sar Mayee's voting out of Trizsa. General response was "naging tahimik". Michelle noted that Richard was back and she cannot comprehend the significance of the challenge posed to them by Drew earlier. (wala lang, pinagod lang naman kayo, but then you drank the energy drinks afterwards which you should have reserved for this challenge). Richard then presented to them a feast, specifically noting the following: warm milk, hot tea and cold beer. The castaways enjoyed the food and drinks but after sometime, they started to think about the significance of the challenge. Solenn noted that behind them was a tent with 10 beds, but they were 12 castaways in all. Ian was first to deduced the challenge, noting that they were served food and drinks that could easily induced sleep when one has taken a lot of it. John stated that Ian's deduction was ridiculous. Richard then invited them to the tent and explained the true nature of the challenge.

Five members from each tribe will lay down in the beds. The objective: Do Not Sleep. Each tribe member who will participate will hold a metal ball over a metal basket while laying down. First tribe who will drop 2 balls LOSES the challenge. Rewards for the winning tribe includes beds, pillows, blankets and extra shelter. Aubrey and Aira chose to sit out this challenge.

And the "walang tulugan" game started. As the CAs settle themselves, Richard sets up the mood and signals for a music to be played to induce the challengers to sleep.

45 minutes passed, John acknowledged that Ian's "ridiculous" idea turns out to be right and his guess was perfect. Aira and Aubrey enjoyed some beer while sitting out.

An hour passed, Richard signaled for some people to enter the tent. These people actually carried fans which they use to fan on the CAs further tempting them to go to sleep. Richard noted that Akihiro's eyelids were starting to drop in which Aki stated that he was just "concentrating".

2 hours have passed, Richard called on some therapists to enter the tent and render soothing and relaxing massage to the challengers. When the therapists have left, the lights inside the tent were then dimmed to further tempt the challengers to sleep.


BUKAS: Balls were dropped.. which tribe won? Plus some emotional moments.. again.

The title says it all =)

by Anak Ng Tinapa

After winning the reward challenge Sar Mayee got their reward. A complete bath with fresh water, shampoo, body soap, toothpaste, and deodorant. Akihiro send Trizsa while Aaron send Moi to the Isla Misteryo.

Isla Mysterio
A clue was handed to Moi and Trizsa, saying that they can find a coin hanging on the tree. Trizsa immediately saw a coin purse hanging on the dead tree on the area. He immediately climb on the tree and tore the branch of the tree so he can get the coins. Luckily the coins in the purse are enough to buy an immunity idol.

Nagar:
Ahron, Nagar's tribe leader had some arm and leg injury after the last reward challenge. After some medication, he went straight to his tribemates and offer some help but the later agreed to let him rest.
Buwi’s presence was in the Nagar tribe in a form of strong rain poured along with strong wind. Nagar's shelter was shaken and roofs started to fly around. Mico thought of the old Magan's shelter and felt that it won't be able stand that storm, worst the shelter might have fell on them. After the storm, Nagar started to pick the "pawids" and tried to rebuild their roof, inserting the "pawids" tightly and securing its place to strengthen it a bit. as aira tried to create fire, male tribemates were assigned to dry some leaves or "kusot".

Moi and Trizsa's stay at Isla Mysteryo bonded them. Trizsa was asked by Moi about Nagar's voting plan, he then revealed his alliances and their plans re voting out Aubrey first and then Ervic. Moi felt that she could have Trisza with her after the merge. Trisza felt it too but there were no formal talks yet. Moi just said that after the merge it would be as evident as some winks could easily transmit the message. By the end of the episode , Trizsa got 10 gold coins while Moi got 13 plus fruits.

by Zalds

Arriving at the challenge area, Richard introduces the new Nagar tribe to Sar Mayee. Aira was shock and unhappy at the comment of Trizsa ("good decision") with regard the outcome of their tribal council (Gina, este Karen, was voted out).

Richard then explains the mechanics of the rewards challenge. "Mano-a-mano".. tribe versus tribe. "Kontrapelo sa putikan".. Tug of war between tribe members to get the doll/mannequin as points. First tribe to win 4 dolls/points wins the rewards.

The Rewards.. Shower with hygienic and bath products plus supply of coffee and biscuits.

And the challenge, started..

Round 1: Elma vs Aira >> Elma won (1 pt for Sar Mayee)

Round 2: Ahron vs Akihiro >> Akihiro won (2 pts for Sar Mayee)

Round 3: Solenn & Moi vs Aubrey & Michelle >> Solenn/Moi won (1 pt for Nagar)

Aubrey and Michelle are not talking with each other to strategize, coordinate and timing their efforts. No teamwork between the two according to Jon who believes that that the two just have to beat Solenn because Moi is "weak". Aubrey notes that Jon does that "leader" thing again.

Round 4: Ervic & John vs Ian & Mico >> Ervic/John won (3 pts for Sar Mayee)

Mico states that "pahirapan na lang natin" acknowledging that John & Ervic are much more powerful. Although Mico & Ian have planted a firm anchor of their body in the mud, John seize a moment when Mico & Ian are resting their resistance and urged up Ervic to pull for their win.

Round 5: Elma & Akihiro vs Aira & Ahron >> Elma/Akihiro won (Sar Mayee WON the rewards)

Ahron & Aira played defense, planted their body & limbs as anchors deep in the mud just like what Ian and Mico did. After some time, Ahron begins to feel some pain and stated that he wants to give up. Aira too is starting to wear down thus the both of them decides to gave up their resistance and let Elma & Aki pulls them.

After the challenge, Ahron felt his muscles going cramps painfully. Medics were called to attend to Ahron while Trizsa tested out the challenge and did some tug of war with Elma and then Aubrey in the mud.

This displeases Aira because Sar Mayee especially Trizsa are rejoicing despite the injury of Ahron who was being treated nearby. Moi was also displeased by their merriment and called on Trizsa to show some concern. Aubrey for her part, approaches Nagar and check on the condition of Ahron.


Bukas: Will Ahron survived his injury and continue with the game?